- March 3, 2025
- Press Release
- Company Name: Capcom Co., Ltd.
Representative: Haruhiro Tsujimoto, President and COO
(Code No. 9697 TSE Prime)
Contact: Ryohei Okada, Senior Manager of
Public Relations and Investor Relations Section
Phone Number: +81-6-6920-3623
Announcement of Change in Directors and Personnel Changes
Capcom Co., Ltd. (the Company) announces the following change in directors and personnel changes, resolved at a meeting of the Board of Directors held today and based on a request for deliberation and recommendations from the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
The official decision regarding the change in directors will be made following approval at the 46th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held in June of this year.
1. Change in directors (as of the date of the Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for June 2025)
(1) Candidates for appointment as a new director (excludes directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members)
| Yoshinobu Sasahara | (Currently: Managing Corporate Officer, Head of Planning and Strategy Divisions) |
| Yasuko Metcalf | (Formerly: Partner at KPMG LLP) |
(Notes)
1. Yoshinobu Sasahara will be Executive Corporate Officer, deputy in charge of Corporate Management, Head of Planning and Strategy Divisions as of April 1, 2025.
2. Yasuko Metcalf is an external director candidate.
(2) Resigning directors (excludes directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members)
Kenkichi Nomura
Yoichi Egawa
Toru Muranaka
(Notes) Toru Muranaka is an external director.
2. Change in corporate officers (as of April 1, 2025)
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| Name | New position | Current position |
| Kenkichi Nomura | (Resignation) | Executive Vice President |
| Yoichi Egawa | (Resignation) | Executive Corporate Officer |
| Yoshinobu Sasahara | Executive Corporate Officer (promotion) | Managing Corporate Officer |
| Satoshi Arai | Managing Corporate Officer (promotion) | Corporate Officer |
(Notes) As described above in 1. (1), Yoshinobu Sasahara is planned to be a candidate for director (excludes directors who are Audit and Supervisory Committee members) at the 46th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held in June 2025.
3. Change in management responsibilities of directors and change in corporate officers (as of April 1, 2025)
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| Name | New position | Current position |
| Haruhiro Tsujimoto |
President and Representative Director |
President and Representative Director |
| Satoshi Miyazaki | Representative Director, Executive Vice President Chief Human Resources Officer (CHO) Chief Financial Officer (CFO) In charge of Corporate Management |
Representative Director, Executive Vice President Chief Human Resources Officer (CHO) In charge of Corporate Management |
| Kenkichi Nomura | Director | Director, Executive Vice President Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Deputy in charge of Corporate Management |
| Yoichi Egawa | Director |
Director, Executive Corporate Officer and Chief Product Officer (CPO) In charge of Development Divisions and Pachinko & Pachislo Business Divisions |
| Ryozo Tsujimoto | Director, Executive Corporate Officer Chief Product Officer (CPO) In charge of Development Divisions |
Director, Executive Corporate Officer Deputy in charge of Development Divisions |
| Yoshinobu Sasahara |
Executive Corporate Officer Deputy in charge of Corporate Management Head of Planning and Strategy Divisions |
Managing Corporate Officer Head of Planning and Strategy Divisions |
| Satoshi Arai | Managing Corporate Officer Head of PS Business Division |
Corporate Officer Head of PS Business Division |
| Yoshikazu Shimauchi | Corporate Officer Head of Finance, Accounting, IT & PR/IR Divisions |
Corporate Officer Head of Finance, Accounting & PR/IR Divisions |
(Notes)
1. As described in 1. (2), both Kenkichi Nomura and Yoichi Egawa plan to resign their positions as directors of the Company following the expiration of their terms of office at the time of the conclusion of the 46th Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders, scheduled to be held in June 2025.
2. As of April 1, 2025, Yoichi Egawa is scheduled to assume the role of Chairman of Enterrise CO., LTD, the Company’s subsidiary.
[Reference] Board of Directors Structure (As of the date of the June 2025 Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders)
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| Position and Responsibilities at the Company | Name |
|---|---|
| Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) | Kenzo Tsujimoto |
| President and Chief Operating Officer (COO) | Haruhiro Tsujimoto |
| Representative Director, Executive Vice President Chief Human Resources Officer (CHO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) |
Satoshi Miyazaki |
| Director, Executive Corporate Officer | Yoshinori Ishida |
| Director, Executive Corporate Officer and Chief Product Officer (CPO) | Ryozo Tsujimoto |
| Director, Executive Corporate Officer | Yoshinobu Sasahara |
| External director | Yutaka Mizukoshi |
| External director | Toshiro Muto |
| External director | Yumi Hirose |
| External director | Main Kohda |
| External director | Yasuko Metcalf |
| Director (Full-time Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) | Kazushi Hirao |
| External Director (Full-time Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) | Mutsuhiko Koro |
| External director (Member of the Audit and Supervisory Committee) | Wataru Kotani |
(Notes) There is no change to the three directors who are members of the Audit and Supervisory Committee as it is not their re-election period.
